Long-form video game reviews.
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Three nerds. Three microphones. Zero clue what we're talking about - a video game podcast from Skill Up, Jake Baldino, and Lucy James.
1:59:02Does Ocarina of Time still deserve all these perfect scores in 2026? | Friends Per Second #108Nov 8, 2026
2:35:00A Farewell to BioWare | Friends Per Second #107Oct 25, 2026
2:11:07We asked Blizzard the big questions about World of Warcraft: Forever | Friends Per Second #106Oct 11, 2026
2:25:58Can Activision save Halo? + Control Resonant & Ace Combat 8 review discussions | FPS #105Sep 27, 2026
2:44:26The Wolverine review debrief feat. Gene Park (Washington Post) and Mitch Saltzman (IGN) | FPS #104Sep 13, 2026
1:55:45Let's talk about GTA 6 (and The Witcher 3: Songs of the Past) | Friends Per Second #103Aug 30, 2026
2:23:16The biggest games of the year are about to release (and we played a bunch of them) | FPS Ep #102Aug 16, 2026
1:48:07After Halo Campaign Evolved, do we want/need a Halo 2 Remaster? | FPS Ep #101Aug 2, 2026
2:28:11Is modern gaming cooked? | Friends Per Second #99Jul 19, 2026
1:40:49Sony ditches physical media, but will gamers ditch Sony in response? | FPS Podcast #98Jul 5, 2026
2:13:49The honeymoon is over as Xbox prepares to close multiple studios | Friends Per Second #97Jun 21, 2026
2:30:24We asked the God of War Laufey Game Director about that cube.... | Friends Per Second #96Jun 10, 2026
1:40:04Sony is back in the exclusives business - will Xbox follow next? | Friends Per Second #95May 24, 2026
2:03:11We asked the Mixtape devs how they made 2026's highest rated game | Friends Per Second #94May 10, 2026
2:11:56So far, the new Xbox boss is saying (and doing ) the right things | Friends Per Second #93Apr 26, 2026
2:06:07These PS5 price hikes are a serious problem | Friends Per Second #92Apr 12, 2026
2:16:10Exclusive: Crimson Desert voice actors react to the game's reviews and INSANE reception | FPS #91Mar 29, 2026
1:56:25Crimson Desert is the most hyped game since Elden Ring - can it deliver? | FPS #90Mar 15, 2026
2:10:44Why Resident Evil Requiem is absolutely peak ft. TheSphereHunter (FPS #89)Mar 1, 2026
2:32:37Mewgenics creator Edmund McMillen stops by to chat life, review scores & more | FPS #88Feb 14, 2026
2:36:20We played (and loved) Resident Evil Requiem | Friends Per Second #87Feb 1, 2026
1:59:162026 is going to be an absolute huge year for videogames | Friends Per Second #86Jan 18, 2026
2:17:52The AI situation is crazy | Friends Per Second #85Dec 20, 2025
2:12:58We played the banned game (Horses) + Metroid Prime 4 review chat | Friends Per Second #84Dec 6, 2025
2:48:03We ask Valve the big questions around the Steam Machine, Frame & Controller | FPS Podcast #83Nov 22, 2025
2:33:30These Rockstar firings don't look good | Friends Per Second Ep #82Nov 8, 2025
3:01:42How Arc Raiders was able to generate the buzz that Marathon couldn't | FPS Podcast #81Oct 25, 2025
2:35:33Shuhei Yoshida talks life after Sony, VR, and the future of the console business | FPS Podcast #80Oct 11, 2025
1:51:27Many Silent Hill fans are NOT HAPPY with Silent Hill f | Friends Per Second #79Sep 27, 2025
2:13:33'Hell is Us' Game Director on what worked (and didn't) | Friends Per Second Ep #78Sep 13, 2025
1:56:14Metal Gear Solid 3: Unreal Engine 5 Edition | Friends Per Second Ep #77Aug 31, 2025
2:04:51'Mafia: The Old Country' reminds us that it's ok to love mid games | Friends Per Second #76Aug 16, 2025
2:58:51Battlefield 6 hands on impressions feat. interview with Vince Zampella | Friends Per Second #75Aug 3, 2025
2:12:09Interview: Ghost of Yotei Directors share their ambitious plans for the sequel | FPS Podcast #74Jul 19, 2025
2:06:39Xbox has done it again (derogatory) | Friends Per Second Ep # 73Jul 6, 2025
2:34:28Mindseye is very, very not good | Friends Per Second Ep #72Jun 22, 2025
2:54:10The best games we played (and saw) at Summer Game Fest 2025 | Friends Per Second #71Jun 15, 2025
2:43:35We cast the Elden Ring movie + our trip to Remedy studios for FBC Firebreak | Friends Per Second #70May 25, 2025
1:58:01That GTA 6 trailer got us all hot and steamy... | Friends Per Second Ep #69 (Nice)May 13, 2025
2:35:59Why Clair Obscur Expedition 33 is the best rated game of 2025 ft. Andy Serkis | FPS Ep #68Apr 27, 2025
1:39:15We need to talk about Nintendo | Friends Per Second Ep #67 (Part 2)Apr 19, 2025
1:35:42Marathon game director explains why it won't be free-2-play | Friends Per Second Ep #67Apr 14, 2025
2:18:36The inside story of how Game Informer rose from the dead | Friends Per Second Ep #66Mar 30, 2025
2:54:02Interview: Josef Fares reacts to Split Fiction's GOTY-level review scores | Friends Per Second #65Mar 17, 2025
2:06:36Game reviews - why it's important to not care about them too much | Friends Per Second Ep #64Mar 2, 2025
3:11:22Avowed review discussion - why we didn't love it (feat. Alanah Pearce) | Friends Per Second Ep #63Feb 16, 2025
2:23:22Playing AC Shadows got us thinking about Ghost of Tsushima | Friends Per Second #62Feb 2, 2025
2:01:53AND WE'RE BACK! | Friends Per Second Ep #61Jan 19, 2025
1:52:23We chat with CDPR about Ciri, new weapons, the lore & more in The Witcher 4 | Friends Per Second #60Dec 15, 2024
2:32:47Ubisoft devs chat about their plans to improve Star Wars Outlaws | Friends Per Second #59Nov 30, 2024
2:15:27PS5 Pro post-launch deep dive featuring Digital Foundry + STALKER 2 Interview | FPS Ep #58Nov 16, 2024
2:15:28Dragon Age situation is crazy | Friends Per Second Episode #57Nov 2, 2024
2:31:26Why Metaphor: ReFantazio is a sudden GOTY front-runner | Friends Per Second #56Oct 19, 2024
2:05:31The Silent Hill 2 remake is (surprisingly) great + Jason Schreier talks Blizzard drama | FPS #55Oct 5, 2024
2:22:30Dragon Age The Veilguard is make-or-break for Bioware (feat. MrMattyPlays) | Friends Per Second #54Sep 21, 2024
2:43:45Astro Bot game director reacts to 94 metacritic review score | Friends Per Second #53Sep 8, 2024
1:47:37[Re-upload] Our First Ever Live Show (from Gamescom 2024) | Friends Per Second Ep #52Aug 30, 2024
3:16:28Jason Schreier joins to talk Bungie cuts + Game Informer crew discuss closure | Friends Per SecondAug 9, 2024
2:07:412024: The vibes are in shambles | Friends Per Second Ep #50Jul 26, 2024
2:29:22The stuff we're looking forward to for the rest of 2024 | Friends Per Second Ep #49Jul 16, 2024
2:54:18The Elden Ring difficulty discourse is missing the point | Friends Per Second Ep #48Jun 28, 2024
3:01:08Summer Games Fest ain't no E3, but it's alright | Friends Per Second Ep #47Jun 14, 2024
2:27:29CoD on Gamepass feels like a big roll of the dice for Xbox | Friends Per Second #46Jun 1, 2024
2:30:08We chat with Ninja Theory studio boss about Hellblade 2 (and Xbox stuff) | Friends Per Second #45May 18, 2024
2:37:33Xbox console sales are tanking, but does Microsoft even care anymore? | Friends Per Second #44May 3, 2024
2:23:20What makes a good videogame adaptation? | Friends Per Second Ep 43Apr 19, 2024
2:54:00NakeyJakey co-hosts + exclusive CDPR interview | Friends Per Second Ep 42Apr 6, 2024
2:24:30EXCLUSIVE: We played 5 hours of Judas and interviewed creator Ken Levine | Friends Per Second #41Mar 26, 2024
2:37:21We dare to compare: Final Fantasy VII Rebirth vs Final Fantasy XVI | Friends Per Second Ep #40Mar 8, 2024
2:37:33It’s a tough time to be making AAA games (or consoles) | Friends Per SecondFeb 24, 2024
2:42:42Imagining an exclusive-less Xbox future (feat Parris Lilly and Greg Miller) | Friends Per Second #38Feb 10, 2024
2:15:15Here's what we're looking forward to (and fearing) in 2024 | Friends Per Second Ep #37Jan 28, 2024
1:40:04The Holiday (non-gaming) QnA Special | Friends Per Second Ep #36Dec 21, 2023
2:09:33An awards ceremony with (basically) no awards - TGA 2023 | FPS Podcast Ep #35Dec 11, 2023
2:24:41Yahtzee & Nick Reveal How The Escapist Died And Second Wind Was Born | Friends Per Second #34Nov 17, 2023
3:25:20Datto, Aztecross, Byf and Skill Up discuss the future of Bungie and Destiny | Friends Per Second #33Nov 4, 2023
2:57:49Mario Wonder Is Genius + Spider-Man 2 Director Bryan Intihar Joins Us | Friends Per Second Ep 32Oct 20, 2023
2:39:53Unpacking Assassin's Creed's Identity Crisis (+ Marvel Snap's Ben Brode) | Friends Per Second Ep 31Oct 6, 2023
2:19:17Cyberpunk's Director talks Phantom Liberty, redemption arcs and Cyberpunk 2 | Friends Per Second #30Sep 21, 2023
3:02:43Starfield: The Good and the Bad | Friends Per Second #29Sep 10, 2023
2:03:53Is there room for a 7/10 game in 2023? | Friends Per Second #28Aug 25, 2023
2:39:53Did Baldur's Gate III just snatch GOTY from Zelda TOTK? | Friends Per Second Ep #27Aug 12, 2023
2:17:56Baldur’s Gate 3 boss on Xbox Series S and “Redefining The RPG” I Friends Per Second Episode #26Jul 30, 2023
2:13:45Your Favorite Game May End Up GONE Forever | Friends Per Second Ep #25Jul 15, 2023
2:24:42Should Final Fantasy XVI be the future of the franchise? | Friends Per Second Ep #24Jul 1, 2023
2:36:27Unpacking a MASSIVE Week of Gaming Reveals feat. FFXVI's Ben Starr | Friends Per Second #23Jun 17, 2023
2:57:00Special Guest Geoff Keighley has some thoughts on that MGS3 remake reveal | Friends Per Second Ep 22May 27, 2023
2:07:06It's official: Tears of the Kingdom is a goddamn masterpiece | Friends Per Second Ep 21May 13, 2023
2:11:01Do publishers even care about the state of PC Ports in 2023? | Friends Per Second Ep 20Apr 29, 2023
2:48:12The Uncertain Future of Games Media ft. Jason Schreier | Friends Per Second Episode 19Apr 16, 2023
2:22:56E3 is dead (forever!) feat. Alanah Pearce and TheSphereHunter | Friends Per Second Episode 18Apr 7, 2023
2:19:34Destiny 2 Director reflects on Lightfall's rocky reception | Friends Per Second Episode 17Mar 18, 2023
2:16:56Is the internet being too harsh on that Suicide Squad trailer? | Friends Per Second Episode 16Mar 4, 2023
2:04:03Is the games industry too reliant on remakes and nostalgia? | Friends Per Second Podcast Ep 15Feb 18, 2023
2:28:41How is HBO going to handle TLOU Season 2? | Friends Per Second Podcast Ep 14Feb 4, 2023
2:36:24Special guest Eric Williams reacts to The Game Awards wins | Friends Per Second Ep 13Dec 13, 2022
2:17:18Our Game Awards picks + we interview Pentiment Director Josh Sawyer | Friends Per Second Ep 12Nov 19, 2022
2:53:07Xbox Studio Boss Matt Booty talks Halo, Starfield and Xbox in 2023 | Friends Per Second Episode 11Nov 4, 2022
2:17:01Gotham Knights left a Bat-shaped hole in our hearts | Friends Per Second Episode 10Oct 22, 2022
2:00:01Overwatch 2 isn't the sequel that we (or Blizzard) hoped for | Friends Per Second Episode 9Oct 8, 2022
2:27:00Cyberpunk Edgerunner's Showrunner tells us how he pulled it off | Friends Per Second Episode 8Sep 24, 2022
3:05:07Sony calls out Xbox, but are they being hypocritical? | Friends Per Second Episode 7Sep 10, 2022
2:43:52Valve tells us how they made the Steam Deck (and what's next) | Friends Per Second Ep 6Aug 27, 2022
2:45:38Special Guest Geoff Keighley has his doubts about E3 2023 | Friends Per Second Ep 5Aug 13, 2022
2:14:46Are we winning the battle against NFTs? | Friends Per Second Ep 4Jul 30, 2022
2:11:04Can The Last of Us Part 1 earn its $70 price tag? | Friends Per Second Ep 3Jul 16, 2022
2:46:53Diablo Immortal + Resident Evil Remakes feat. The Sphere Hunter | Friends Per Second Ep 2Jul 1, 2022
2:35:34Ep 1: Introducing the Friends Per Second Podcast ft. Jake Baldino, Lucy James and The CompletionistJun 17, 2022